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I ran into a former student of mine, from my days as an adjunct . He said he had been trying to reach me for a recommendation. I told him , in a nice way, that I believed my ob ligations expired after I stopped traching. Now Im not so sure.
On a related note, I found out I had missed one day of the week during two of my classes. I thought back then they were MWF classes, but they actually were MTWTh classes.
On a related note, I found out I had missed one day of the week during two of my classes. I thought back then they were MWF classes, but they actually were MTWTh classes.
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In another thread on Pyroclastic Flows (Volcanoes), there is a post about the White Island (Whakaari) eruption of December 2019.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pyroclastic-flows-200-700-c.1048467/post-6835565
There have been numerous videos of the eruption. The following videos provide interviews with some of the 25 survivors, some of whom lost friends and family members; there were 22 fatalities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakaari_/_White_Island
Whakaari is an active andesite stratovolcano located about 48 km (30 mi) from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pyroclastic-flows-200-700-c.1048467/post-6835565
There have been numerous videos of the eruption. The following videos provide interviews with some of the 25 survivors, some of whom lost friends and family members; there were 22 fatalities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakaari_/_White_Island
Whakaari is an active andesite stratovolcano located about 48 km (30 mi) from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty.
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Mine are lying in bed, along with the rest of me, if that helps.WWGD said:Still looking for an example of someone who's hips do lie.
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WWGD said:On a related note, I found out I had missed one day of the week during two of my classes. I thought back then they were MWF classes, but they actually were MTWTh classes.
berkeman said:Um.
And I see the reason remains.WWGD said:Ah, yes, MTF vs MTThF.

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Your extreme weather was on our national news, ITV last week.dlgoff said:Just to let you guys know, the district just got my water going again.
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Do engineers take a course in making bad notation? I should have chosen an elective in the physics department... sigh.
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I wish. Phasor notation namely, using degrees instead of radians in derivations.berkeman said:What, the old ##j## versus ##i## thing?![]()
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